EY Y01 L29 Injury

  1. Have you ever been in an accident that required you to ride in an ambulance? If yes, what happened? If no, tell us about someone you know who has had to be rushed to a hospital? What happened?
  2. Have you ever been in injured when driving, playing with friends or playing sports? If yes, what happened? If no, why do you think you have been so fortunate?
  3. Tell us about a sports person or celebrity that has been in a serious or fatal accident? What happened?
  4. There are many jobs in the world that are dangerous. Tell us one. Tell us either how people who do this job often get injured or tell us what injuries or ailments people in this job often suffer from?
  5. What is the worst injury you have ever witnessed?
  6. Are you accident-prone or accident-averse? Why?

Question 1

I've never been in an accident where I had to ride an ambulance, but I did have to be rushed to the hospital using my family's car a couple of times. The first time was when I got a really bad asthma attack at home. I started to trun blue and my mom and dad had to rush me to the hospital. I started to recover on the car ride and was feeling better by the time we got to the emergency room. There's a lot of traffic in the Philippines! The other time was when I was training for Judo and my opponent fell on my foot when I threw her. She was very heavy, about 2 times heavier than me. I dislocated 3 toes. My coach realigned my toes while we were waiting for my parents to take me to the hospital. My foot swole up to twice its normal size.

Question 2

The worst injury I ever had was during a Judo competition. My opponent pulled me down really hard and didn't execute the move perfectly. It made my knee bend 90º outwards. I completely tore my ACL (Anterior Cruxiate Ligament). I had to get surgery to replace the ligament and did 9 months of physical therapy.

Question 3

Early this year, the famous basketball player for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter accident with his daughter while they were traveling to get to a basketball workshop together. It was really sad. So many basketball fans on Facebook made posts about it.

Question 4

I think one of the most dangerous jobs our there are Alaskan king crab fishers. They have to go to very dangerous seas to catch king crabs. They can get thrown overboard or get crushed under the heavy equipment used on the boats.

Question 5

I think the worst injury I've ever witnessed was my own injury! Haha!

Question 6

I think I'm accident prone. I usually have bad luck in most things. The only time I'm lucky is when I'm trying something for the first time, it's called 'Beginner's Luck.' I have very good beginner's luck.

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